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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedWestover AN, Nakonezny PA, Halm EA
Risk of amphetamine use disorder and mortality among incident users of prescribed stimulant medications in the Veterans Administration.
This study's aims were to ascertain the demographics of stimulant medication users compared with non-users, examine temporal trends of stimulant medication use and estimate risk factors for development of amphetamine use disorder (AUD) and mortality among new users of stimulant medications. The investigators concluded that in their cohort comorbid substance use disorders were common and were risk factors for development of (AUD).
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Westover AN, Nakonezny PA, Halm EA .
Risk of amphetamine use disorder and mortality among incident users of prescribed stimulant medications in the Veterans Administration.
Addiction 2018 May;113(5):857-67. doi: 10.1111/add.14122..
Keywords: Substance Abuse, Medication, Risk, Mortality, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Outcomes
Spatz ES, Wang Y, Beckman AL
Traditional Chinese medicine for acute myocardial infarction in western medicine hospitals in China.
This study examined the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in China during the first 24 hours of hospitalization. The data came from the China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Retrospective Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction. A chart review was done of randomly sampled patients in 2001, 2006 and 2011 in 162 Western medicine hospitals across China. Nearly all (99%) hospitals used some form of TCM, with Salvia miltiorrhiza being the most commonly prescribed. This TCM treatment (and others) was used intravenously and use has increased over the span of the study, despite lack of evidence of benefit or harm.
AHRQ-funded; HS023000.
Citation: Spatz ES, Wang Y, Beckman AL .
Traditional Chinese medicine for acute myocardial infarction in western medicine hospitals in China.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2018 Mar;11(3):e004190. doi: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.004190..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Cardiovascular Conditions, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Heart Disease and Health, Hospitals, Mortality, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Patient Safety, Practice Patterns, Risk
Huesch MD
The impact of short breaks from cardiac surgery on mortality and stay length in California.
In this small, exploratory study, the researchers sought to investigate potential surgical “forgetting” among cardiac surgeons taking a break from performing isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in a large state-wide study in California. Patients operated on by surgeons who had not performed isolated CABG in the prior calendar month stayed in hospital 0.5 day longer.
AHRQ-funded; HS021868.
Citation: Huesch MD .
The impact of short breaks from cardiac surgery on mortality and stay length in California.
J Healthc Qual 2014 Sep-Oct;36(5):42-9. doi: 10.1111/jhq.12018..
Keywords: Surgery, Outcomes, Mortality, Risk